Chapter 9

           Andsotheinterestingdinner,withClydeattending,cametopass.AnditwaspartakenofatFrissell’s,asRattererhadsaid.AndbynowClyde,havingcometobeongenialtermswithalloftheseyouths,wasinthegayestofmoodsaboutitall.Thinkofhisnewstateinlife,anyhow.Onlyafewweeksagohewasallalone,notaboyfriend,scarcelyaboyacquaintanceintheworld!Andherehewas,sosoonafter,goingtothisfinedinnerwiththisinterestinggroup.

           Andtruetotheillusionsofyouth,theplaceappearedfarmoreinterestingthanitreallywas.Itwaslittlemorethananexcellentchop-houseoftheolderAmericanorder.Itswallswerehungthickwithsignedpicturesofactorsandactresses,togetherwithplaybillsofvariousperiods.Andbecauseofthegeneralexcellenceofthefood,tosaynothingofthegenialityofitspresentmanager,ithadbecomethehangoutofpassingactors,politicians,localbusinessmen,andafterthem,thegeneralityoffollowerswhoarealwaysdrawnbythatwhichpresentssomethingalittledifferenttothatwithwhichtheyarefamiliar.

           Andtheseboys,havingheardatonetimeandanotherfromcabandtaxidriversthatthiswasoneofthebestplacesintown,fixeduponitfortheirmonthlydinners.Singleplatesofanythingcostfromsixtycentstoadollar.Coffeeandteawereservedinpotsonly.Youcouldgetanythingyouwantedtodrink.

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